A new study concludes that the speed at which the human brain evolved may help explain why our species experiences autism.

Biocomputers, once considered science fiction, are becoming today’s reality as scientists have edged closer to the creation ...

Madeline Lancaster created the first brain organoids, which have revolutionised our understanding of how the brain works - ...

These computers run off human neurons. Their developers believe they are the future of artificial intelligence.

Researchers used lasers to record and stimulate the activity of neurons in mice to learn how the brain processes and interprets optical illusions.

Neurons in the brain communicate with each other through synapses—connection points that allow the passage of electrical and ...

New research shows fat buildup disables brain’s immune defenses in Alzheimer’s. A mouse treatment cleared plaques in just one ...

A team at University of Massachusetts Amherst developed artificial neurons that fire in the same voltage range as living ...

Using mice with stroke-induced brain damage, the researchers found that injections of human stem cells could successfully develop into immature brain cells. The results were dramatic: most of the ...

Stanford study finds rapid brain cell evolution boosted human cognition but lowered autism gene activity, raising vulnerability.

Stanford scientists found that aging disrupts the brain’s internal navigation system in mice, mirroring spatial memory ...

Spanish and Chinese scientists say they have used nanoparticles to enable the brains of mice to clear out plaque linked to ...